Massachusetts 1816 Registry of Deeds, Penobscot County

Office:
Registry of Deeds (County)
Title:
Registrar
Jurisdiction:
County
Label:
Massachusetts 1816 Registry of Deeds, Penobscot County
Date:
1816
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Registry of Deeds/Registrar
Candidates:
John Wilkins, Charles Rice
Candidates: John Wilkins[1]Charles Rice
Affiliation:
Final Result: [2][3]--
Penobscot County--
Town of Bangor4240
Town of Brewer--
Town of Carmel--
Town of Corinth--
Town of Dexter--
Town of Dixmont--
Town of Eddington--
Town of Exeter--
Town of Foxcroft--
Town of Garland--
Town of Hampden--
Town of Hermon--
Town of Levant--
Town of New Charleston--
Town of Newport--
Town of Orono--
Town of Orrington--
Town of Sangerville--
Town of Sebec--
Stetson--
No. 2 1st Range--
No. 1 3rd Range--

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Penobscot County was formed, April 1, 1816, from the northern part of Hancock County.
[3]"The act incorporating the new county went into operation on April 1, 1816, with the following officers, appointed by the Governor: .... John Wilkins was elected Register of Deeds. There were only two towns in the county that made legal returns, Corinth and Levant. Mr. Wilkins was elected by twenty six votes over Charles Rice, who had eight votes, by the legal returns." History of Penobscot County, Maine, 574.

References:

Bangor Weekly Register (Bangor, ME). May 25, 1816.
"The Annals of Bangor", History of Penobscot County Maine. Williams, Chase and, Cleveland: 1882. 572, 574.

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